Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
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Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in the Human Microbiome Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM), located on the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Human Microbiome Laboratory seeks to understand the role of the microbiome in human health, with a focus on early-life effects and mechanisms underlying disease development.
The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Associate is to conduct research on microbiome characteristics in humans and animal models. The project will involve experimental procedures to permit biochemical examinations of specimens and tissues, performed by the Postdoctoral Associate or by others in the research group, or by collaborators in other groups. The project may also involve the use and development of software programs for analysis of multi-dimensional metagenomic, transcriptomic, and metatranscriptomic data. The Postdoctoral Associate will participate in the configuration and maintenance of databases necessary for conduct of the project. It is expected that research will lead to publications. The Postdoctoral Associate will be expected to prepare manuscripts as well as contribute to the preparation of grant and fellowship applications. The Postdoctoral Associate will also be expected to present research findings and guide the research project of undergraduate research assistants.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Conduct longitudinal experiments in laboratory animals, involving multiple experimental groups, including specimen collection during life or sacrifice, and the transfer of biological materials to other animals, in support of microbiome research.
- Conduct biochemical procedures for extraction of proteins, hormones, nucleic acids from bio-specimens, and preparation of libraries for high-throughput sequencing.
- Carry out informatic analyses of metagenomic, transcriptomic, and metatranscriptomic data, with the goal of defining populations, individual taxa, genes, pathways and transcripts in body secretions and excreta, as well as host transcriptional responses.
- Participate in the configuration and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and equipment, including computers, necessary for conduct of the project.
- Prepare scientific manuscripts for publication, and contribute to the preparation of research grant and fellowship applications.
- Present research findings at laboratory and department meetings, as well as at national and international conferences.
- Collaborate effectively with other members of the laboratory, including guiding the research projects of undergraduate research assistants as appropriate.
Offer Information
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
